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State Of Ohio – Adult Parole Authority

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Pre-sentence Investigation

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Post-sentence Investigation

I. Case Data

Offender: Benny Smith

Alias (ES): Bean Bean

Address: 123 E. West
Ave

County: Franklin

Phone:745-675-9087

DOB: 09/23/1990  Age:35

Sex/Race: Black

Birthplace: Sumter SC

U.S. Citizen: X
Yes  ☐ No

  Other:

SSN:231-76-8970

DL No.: 1014568

ID No.: N/A

FBI No.: 237467865

BCI No.: 347856

Height:6’1  Weight: 170

Eyes: Green  Hair: Brown

X RT  ☐ LT  Handed

ID Marks: X
Yes  ☐ No

Functional
Limitations:
☐
Yes  X No

Highest Grade
Completed:
High School

Military
Veteran:
☐
Yes  X No

Docket Number: KG-89768

County: Bishopville

PDN:

Presiding
Judge:
The Honorable Judge Reece

Prosecutor:

Phone:

Defense
Counsel:

Phone:

Investigating
Officer:
Amy Ng

Referred: 27 March
2006

 
Follow Up: 24 April 2006

 
Completed: 25 April 2006

 
Typed:

In Custody: X
Yes  ☐ No

Facility &
Location:
Sumter County Detention Center

Pretrial
Supervision:
X
Yes  ☐ No

Pretrial
Officer/Phone:
Officer Knockville

Active
Probation/Community Control: ☐ Yes  X No

Officer/Phone: 745-321-2089

Active
Parole/Post Release Control: X☐ Yes  ☐ No

Officer/Phone: 745-515-8615

Detainers/Charges
Pending:
Yes  X
No

Disposition/Date:  / 01/17/2016

II. Court Data

Indictment/Date:  / 05/05/2010

Plea/Date:  / 05/06/2010

ORC No.: 4510.12

Statutory
Penalty:
Imprisonment in Sumter County Detention Center

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
2 years

Co-Offender
(s):
X☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket
number (s):

1. Name: Danny Rose  / Docket
Number: 4510.13

2. Name: Jack Daniels / Docket
Number:4510.14

3. Name:  / Docket Number:

Danny Rose

Indictment/Date:  / 05/05/2010

Plea/Date:  / 05/06/2010

ORC No.: 4510.13

Statutory
Penalty:
Imprisonment
in Sumter County Detention Center

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
2 years

Co-Offender
(s):
X☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket
number (s):

1. Name: Benny Smith / Docket
Number: 4510.12

2. Name: Jack Daniels / Docket
Number: 4510.14

3. Name:  N/A  / Docket Number: N/A

Jack Daniels

Indictment/Date:  / 05/05/2010

Plea/Date:  / 05/06/2010

ORC No.: 4510.13

Statutory
Penalty:
Imprisonment
in Sumter County Detention Center

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
2 years

Co-Offender
(s):
X☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket number
(s):

1. Name:  Benny Smith / Docket Number: 4510.12

2. Name:  Danny Rose / Docket Number: 4510.13

3. Name:  / Docket Number:

Indictment/Date:  / N/A

Plea/Date:  / N/A

ORC No.: N/A

Statutory
Penalty:
N/A

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
N/A

Co-Offender
(s):
☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket
number (s):

1. Name:  / Docket Number:

2. Name:  / Docket Number:

III. Offense Data

Details Of The
Instant Offense:
Benny Smith, together with John Doe and Jack Daniels were caught committing
armed robbery in a jewelry store on October 2, 2007.(Burglary)

It is established that Benny suffers
from instability and considerable negative mental effect. The effect is chronic.

Offenders’
Version:
Benny Smith pled guilty to the armed robbery and accepted to have threatened
the store keeper with a gun. He had a wife, who was threatening to leave him,
and two children, and no money to take care of her. He just needed to help
his family. He meant no harm, he only needed money.

Benny Smith is characterized by long
history of drug abuse alongside with connection to drug cartels in Ohio.

This history dates back to his early
age where he was convicted and sentenced for 2 years by a juvenile court.

It is also established that due to
this long history of drug abuse, he has severely experienced negative mental
health effects. According to the Dr. J.M Bruce, Benny got addicted to various
drug classified as Hallucinogens at his early ages.

IV. Criminal Record

Juvenile:

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

02/10/2001

Burglary while under parole

Ohio Town

2 years
Sentence

Details: Two years
sentence together with the co-accused as the final judgment.Benny Smith
committed the offense while under parole.

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

05/11/2003

Domestic
Violence

Bishopville

Parole

Details: Benny Smith promised
to behave well and was put under parole, with a commitment of recording of
his progress with the officer attached to him.

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

04/05/2004

Illegal
possession of prohibited drugs

Callrox town

2 years
sentence

Details: Benny smith
to serve 2 years of corrective imprisonment together with the co-accused

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

06/02/2007

Drug abuse

Ohio Town

2 years

Details: It has been
established Benny Smith has a long history of drug abuse. This has
contributed to the negative effects on his mental health.

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

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Place

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N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Details:

Supervision
Adjustment (Juvenile): Multi-Service Centers

Adult:

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

02/10/2001

Burglary

Ohio Town

Serve in 4
Community Corrective Centers

Details: Benny Smith Serve in 4 community
corrective centre’s

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Details:

Date

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Place

Disposition

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Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Details:

Dismissed/Nollied/Unknown/Traffic
Offenses:

Supervision
Adjustment (Adults):

V. Social Summary

Domestic
Relationship:

Marital Status
At Time Of Instant Offense:

☐
Single ☒
Married ☐ Divorced ☐ Separated ☐
Widowed

Current
Marital Status:
☐ Single ☒ Married ☒
Divorced ☐ Separated ☐ Widowed

Number Of
Marriages:  Current
Marital Relationship: ☐ Good ☒ Fair
☐ Poor

Spouse:  Maryanne Smith  Age:  29  Address:  123 E. West Ave  Occupation:
Nurse

Children:2

If Yes, How Many
Children Is The Offender The Biological/Custodial Parent: 2

Name

Age

Location

Other Parent

Child Support
Status

Wallace Smith

15

Bishopville

Maryanne Smith 

☒ Amount Owed

☐ Paid Monthly

Hillary Smith

9

Bishopville

Maryanne Smith 

☒ Amount Owed

☐ Paid Monthly

☐
Amount Owed

☐
Paid Monthly

☐
Amount Owed

☐
Paid Monthly

Contact Person: Jackson
Benny

Relationship: Brother

Address: 123 E. West
Ave

Phone:+
745-645-9027

Comments: None

Associations: Friends

Instant Offense
Involved Co-Offender (s)/Accomplices: ☒ Yes  ☐ No

History Of
Criminal Activity Involving Co-Offender (s)/Accomplices: ☒ Yes  ☒ No

Organizations/Social
Groups:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

Gang/Security
Threat Groups Affiliations: ☐ Yes  ☒ No

If yes, list gang/rank:

Comments: None

Residence: Sumter

Living
Arrangement At Time Of Instant Offense: Family Set up

☐
Alone ☐ With parent (s) ☐ With children ☒ With spouse/domestic
partner

☐
Grandparent (s)

Other
(please indicate):

Current Living
Arrangement:

☐
Alone ☐ With parent (s) ☐
With children ☒
With spouse/domestic partner

☐
Grandparent (s)

Other
(please indicate):

Current
Residence:
☐ House ☐
Trailer ☒
Apartment ☐ Room
townhouse/condo 

Other
(please indicate):

Lives With (Names):

Cost: ☐ Owns/Mortgage ☒ Rents ☐
No Cost ☐ Subsidizes

Amount
Offender Pays Per Month:$200

Length Of Time
At Current Address:12
Years

Number of
Addresses During Past Two Years:One

Non-U.S.
Citizens –
Residence status:None

INS Notified: ☐
Yes  ☒ No  Deportable:
☐
Yes  ☒ No

Comments:

Education:
University of Wales

Last Grade
Completed: 
Pass (D+)  Year :2011

Reason For
Leaving:
Suspension

Last School Attended: Stanford University

Location: US

GED: ☐
Yes  ☒ No  Year:2012

Difficulty
Reading/Writing/Comprehending: ☒ Yes  ☐ No

Certifications/Special
Training:
☐
Yes  ☒ No

If yes, list:

Comments:

Physical
Health:

Current Status: ☐ Good ☐
Fair ☒
Poor ☐ Disabled

Nature of Disability:

Presently Under
Doctor’s Care:
Under Close monitoring

Medical
Condition (s):Drug
abuse effect

Doctor/Phone:
+745-624-9386

Current Status: ☒ No
Medical Provider Assigned  ☐ Current Medical Provider Assigned  ☐
Seeking New Medical Provider

Nature Of MH
Issues:
Mental effects

In Counseling
Currently:No

Therapist/Phone:None

Childhood
Abuse:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

Suicide
Attempts:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

MH
Hospitalizations:
☒ Yes  ☐
No

When &
Where:
1991-1992

Hospital: Unknown

Diagnosis: Depression

Past Social
Service Involvement:
☐
Yes  ☒
No

When &
Where:

PSYCH.
Medication:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

Comments:

Current Status: Stable

Drugs
Currently Being Used: None

Amount/Frequency:

Drug Treatment:

Where and When:

Was Treatment
Completed:
☐
Yes  ☐ No

Current Status: Stable

Age Of First
Alcohol Use:14
years

Alcohol
Currently Being Used: None

Alcohol
Treatment:
None

Where and When:

Was Treatment
Completed:

Comments: Fairly
stable

Primary Source
Of Income:
Casual Employment

Total Monthly
Expenses:$350

Restitution Requested
By Victims:
Yes

Total Amount
Requested:$3000

Comments: None

Current Status: On progress

Reason For Not
Working:
Drug effects

Current
Employer/Phone:
N/A

Job Title: N/A

Start Date:  N/A  Supervisor: N/A Hours
Worked Per Week: N/A Comments:

N/A Comments: N/A

Respectfully submitted,

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Amy Ng

Approved By:

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John Doe

cc: Judge (original)

 
Defense Counsel (1)

 
Prosecutor (1)

 
File (2)

Victim’s Version And Restitution

Victims
Loss Statement

Defendant
Name: Benny Smith  Victim name :John
Santo 

Case
No: CL00211254 

Victims
Restitution Statement

Honorable
Judge

The
action of Mr. Benny Smith have greatly affected my life; Since he committed
the crime I have been unable to live comfortably due to fears that he may
come and injure me again. I am unable to interact with people like it used to
be before. My children are also in constant fear.

I
have suffered heavy financial losses due to items that he stole from me. As a
family we have suffered psychologically and our medical bills have grown over
time. My financial and psychological effect will be felt for many years to
come. I know this is not the first time he has appeared before a court of law
and it’s the time that he is held accountable for his actions.

Very
truly yours

John
Santo

In Custody: X
Yes  ☐ No

Facility &
Location:
Sumter County Detention Center

Pretrial
Supervision:
X
Yes  ☐ No

Pretrial
Officer/Phone:
Officer Knockville

Active
Probation/Community Control: ☐ Yes  X No

Officer/Phone: 745-321-2089

Active
Parole/Post Release Control: X☐ Yes  ☐ No

Officer/Phone: 745-515-8615

Detainers/Charges
Pending:
Yes  X
No

Disposition/Date:  / 01/17/2016

II. Court Data

Indictment/Date:  / 05/05/2010

Plea/Date:  / 05/06/2010

ORC No.: 4510.12

Statutory
Penalty:
Imprisonment in Sumter County Detention Center

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
2 years

Co-Offender
(s):
X☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket
number (s):

1. Name: Danny Rose  / Docket
Number: 4510.13

2. Name: Jack Daniels / Docket
Number:4510.14

3. Name:  / Docket Number:

Danny Rose

Indictment/Date:  / 05/05/2010

Plea/Date:  / 05/06/2010

ORC No.: 4510.13

Statutory
Penalty:
Imprisonment
in Sumter County Detention Center

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
2 years

Co-Offender
(s):
X☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket
number (s):

1. Name: Benny Smith / Docket
Number: 4510.12

2. Name: Jack Daniels / Docket
Number: 4510.14

3. Name:  N/A  / Docket Number: N/A

Jack Daniels

Indictment/Date:  / 05/05/2010

Plea/Date:  / 05/06/2010

ORC No.: 4510.13

Statutory
Penalty:
Imprisonment
in Sumter County Detention Center

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
2 years

Co-Offender
(s):
X☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket number
(s):

1. Name:  Benny Smith / Docket Number: 4510.12

2. Name:  Danny Rose / Docket Number: 4510.13

3. Name:  / Docket Number:

Indictment/Date:  / N/A

Plea/Date:  / N/A

ORC No.: N/A

Statutory
Penalty:
N/A

Bond Amt.
/Type:
N/A

Total Jail
Credit:
N/A

Co-Offender
(s):
☐
Yes  ☐ No

(If yes, list name (s) and docket
number (s):

1. Name:  / Docket Number:

2. Name:  / Docket Number:

III. Offense Data

Details Of The
Instant Offense:
Benny Smith, together with John Doe and Jack Daniels were caught committing
armed robbery in a jewelry store on October 2, 2007.(Burglary)

It is established that Benny suffers
from instability and considerable negative mental effect. The effect is chronic.

Offenders’
Version:
Benny Smith pled guilty to the armed robbery and accepted to have threatened
the store keeper with a gun. He had a wife, who was threatening to leave him,
and two children, and no money to take care of her. He just needed to help
his family. He meant no harm, he only needed money.

Benny Smith is characterized by long
history of drug abuse alongside with connection to drug cartels in Ohio.

This history dates back to his early
age where he was convicted and sentenced for 2 years by a juvenile court.

It is also established that due to
this long history of drug abuse, he has severely experienced negative mental
health effects. According to the Dr. J.M Bruce, Benny got addicted to various
drug classified as Hallucinogens at his early ages.

IV. Criminal Record

Juvenile:

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

02/10/2001

Burglary while under parole

Ohio Town

2 years
Sentence

Details: Two years
sentence together with the co-accused as the final judgment.Benny Smith
committed the offense while under parole.

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

05/11/2003

Domestic
Violence

Bishopville

Parole

Details: Benny Smith promised
to behave well and was put under parole, with a commitment of recording of
his progress with the officer attached to him.

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

04/05/2004

Illegal
possession of prohibited drugs

Callrox town

2 years
sentence

Details: Benny smith
to serve 2 years of corrective imprisonment together with the co-accused

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

06/02/2007

Drug abuse

Ohio Town

2 years

Details: It has been
established Benny Smith has a long history of drug abuse. This has
contributed to the negative effects on his mental health.

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

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Place

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Place

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N/A

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Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Details:

Supervision
Adjustment (Juvenile): Multi-Service Centers

Adult:

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

02/10/2001

Burglary

Ohio Town

Serve in 4
Community Corrective Centers

Details: Benny Smith Serve in 4 community
corrective centre’s

Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Details:

Date

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Place

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Place

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Date

Offense

Place

Disposition

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Details:

Dismissed/Nollied/Unknown/Traffic
Offenses:

Supervision
Adjustment (Adults):

V. Social Summary

Domestic
Relationship:

Marital Status
At Time Of Instant Offense:

☐
Single ☒
Married ☐ Divorced ☐ Separated ☐
Widowed

Current
Marital Status:
☐ Single ☒ Married ☒
Divorced ☐ Separated ☐ Widowed

Number Of
Marriages:  Current
Marital Relationship: ☐ Good ☒ Fair
☐ Poor

Spouse:  Maryanne Smith  Age:  29  Address:  123 E. West Ave  Occupation:
Nurse

Children:2

If Yes, How Many
Children Is The Offender The Biological/Custodial Parent: 2

Name

Age

Location

Other Parent

Child Support
Status

Wallace Smith

15

Bishopville

Maryanne Smith 

☒ Amount Owed

☐ Paid Monthly

Hillary Smith

9

Bishopville

Maryanne Smith 

☒ Amount Owed

☐ Paid Monthly

☐
Amount Owed

☐
Paid Monthly

☐
Amount Owed

☐
Paid Monthly

Contact Person: Jackson
Benny

Relationship: Brother

Address: 123 E. West
Ave

Phone:+
745-645-9027

Comments: None

Associations: Friends

Instant Offense
Involved Co-Offender (s)/Accomplices: ☒ Yes  ☐ No

History Of
Criminal Activity Involving Co-Offender (s)/Accomplices: ☒ Yes  ☒ No

Organizations/Social
Groups:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

Gang/Security
Threat Groups Affiliations: ☐ Yes  ☒ No

If yes, list gang/rank:

Comments: None

Residence: Sumter

Living
Arrangement At Time Of Instant Offense: Family Set up

☐
Alone ☐ With parent (s) ☐ With children ☒ With spouse/domestic
partner

☐
Grandparent (s)

Other
(please indicate):

Current Living
Arrangement:

☐
Alone ☐ With parent (s) ☐
With children ☒
With spouse/domestic partner

☐
Grandparent (s)

Other
(please indicate):

Current
Residence:
☐ House ☐
Trailer ☒
Apartment ☐ Room
townhouse/condo 

Other
(please indicate):

Lives With (Names):

Cost: ☐ Owns/Mortgage ☒ Rents ☐
No Cost ☐ Subsidizes

Amount
Offender Pays Per Month:$200

Length Of Time
At Current Address:12
Years

Number of
Addresses During Past Two Years:One

Non-U.S.
Citizens –
Residence status:None

INS Notified: ☐
Yes  ☒ No  Deportable:
☐
Yes  ☒ No

Comments:

Education:
University of Wales

Last Grade
Completed: 
Pass (D+)  Year :2011

Reason For
Leaving:
Suspension

Last School Attended: Stanford University

Location: US

GED: ☐
Yes  ☒ No  Year:2012

Difficulty
Reading/Writing/Comprehending: ☒ Yes  ☐ No

Certifications/Special
Training:
☐
Yes  ☒ No

If yes, list:

Comments:

Physical
Health:

Current Status: ☐ Good ☐
Fair ☒
Poor ☐ Disabled

Nature of Disability:

Presently Under
Doctor’s Care:
Under Close monitoring

Medical
Condition (s):Drug
abuse effect

Doctor/Phone:
+745-624-9386

Current Status: ☒ No
Medical Provider Assigned  ☐ Current Medical Provider Assigned  ☐
Seeking New Medical Provider

Nature Of MH
Issues:
Mental effects

In Counseling
Currently:No

Therapist/Phone:None

Childhood
Abuse:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

Suicide
Attempts:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

MH
Hospitalizations:
☒ Yes  ☐
No

When &
Where:
1991-1992

Hospital: Unknown

Diagnosis: Depression

Past Social
Service Involvement:
☐
Yes  ☒
No

When &
Where:

PSYCH.
Medication:
☒
Yes  ☐ No

Comments:

Current Status: Stable

Drugs
Currently Being Used: None

Amount/Frequency:

Drug Treatment:

Where and When:

Was Treatment
Completed:
☐
Yes  ☐ No

Current Status: Stable

Age Of First
Alcohol Use:14
years

Alcohol
Currently Being Used: None

Alcohol
Treatment:
None

Where and When:

Was Treatment
Completed:

Comments: Fairly
stable

Primary Source
Of Income:
Casual Employment

Total Monthly
Expenses:$350

Restitution Requested
By Victims:
Yes

Total Amount
Requested:$3000

Comments: None

Current Status: On progress

Reason For Not
Working:
Drug effects

Current
Employer/Phone:
N/A

Job Title: N/A

Start Date:  N/A  Supervisor: N/A Hours
Worked Per Week: N/A Comments:

N/A Comments: N/A

Respectfully submitted,

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Amy Ng

Approved By:

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John Doe

cc: Judge (original)

 
Defense Counsel (1)

 
Prosecutor (1)

 
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Victim’s Version And Restitution

Victims
Loss Statement

Defendant
Name: Benny Smith  Victim name :John
Santo 

Case
No: CL00211254 

Victims
Restitution Statement

Honorable
Judge

The
action of Mr. Benny Smith have greatly affected my life; Since he committed
the crime I have been unable to live comfortably due to fears that he may
come and injure me again. I am unable to interact with people like it used to
be before. My children are also in constant fear.

I
have suffered heavy financial losses due to items that he stole from me. As a
family we have suffered psychologically and our medical bills have grown over
time. My financial and psychological effect will be felt for many years to
come. I know this is not the first time he has appeared before a court of law
and it’s the time that he is held accountable for his actions.

Very
truly yours

John
Santo

Recommendations

For
the offender Benny Smith, I would recommend a three-year jail term and
propose that the offender goes through a program of reentry initiative
during
that period. The reentry Initiative program essentially helps
incarcerated violent offender to transition back to their neighborhoods
so as to peacefully coexist with the community following release from
jail through mentoring, social service assistance and
vocational development. Well, the offender had gotten a high risk to
the community since from the previous criminal record it shows that
Benny Smith has been involved in criminal activities before and has been
jailed for two years. In essence, the offender
has a high risk to the community because of a higher probability of
reciprocating. Recidivism refers to the process of going back to a
previous behavior, especially a criminal behavior, even after going
through the correction programs.

Well,
a community correction plays a vital role in creating positive change
in the rehabilitation process of offenders. Not only does it deal with
those who have been placed under supervision before incarceration, but
they also deal with those who have recently been released from prison.
The main purpose of community correction is successfully helping the
offenders to reintegrate back into the society
and reduce the risk of returning to the criminal activities. Risk
principle encourages that it is very important to invest resources in
people who necessarily need the help. For instance, it would be
uneconomical and imprudent to invest resources in people
with a low risk of recidivism. A placing of a low-risk offender in more
structured programs is likely to fail and reduce the effectiveness of
the program. Regarding the treatment principle, correctional programs
should always target risk and need factors,
thus they should be behavioral in nature.